Kňovice: Hotels and Accommodation

Kňovice is home to the Kňovice Castle grounds, located in the village green. The Baroque Chapel of St. Joseph stands in the castle park opposite the southern façade of the castle; it was built in the castle park between 1729 and 1731. Kňovice Castle Park is enclosed by a stone perimeter wall with two gates.

The Baroque Kňovice Castle was built in the period after the Battle of White Mountain and acquired its present appearance through a Neo-Gothic transformation in the 19th century. The former Kňovice fortress was first mentioned in 1542. The portrait “Josefína” by Josef Mánes is allegedly a portrait of his maid Františka “Fanynka” Šťovíčková, who was born in Kňovice.

On 31 October 1943, Kňovice was forcibly incorporated into the Waffen-SS Benešov military training area. After 1945, the inhabitants returned to their homes. Two stone flat axes found in Kňovice are considered evidence that the area was already settled in pre-Slavic times.

A yellow-marked hiking trail runs through Kňovice. Cycle Route 8135 leads from Příčov via Kňovice to a junction near Nová Ves.

Explore more places: Nechvalice, Občov, Zduchovice, Chraštice, Suchodol, Milín, Těchařovice, Týnčany.

To the higher-level travel overview: Příbram District.